Ketanji Brown Jackson
How Judge Jackson rules, drawn from 24 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Jackson left this court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Jackson received a commission on March 26, 2013. Judge Jackson left the court on June 17, 2021 on appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
How Judge Jackson decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
She set aside agency action when the affected contractor was denied notice and an opportunity to answer newly asserted grounds for debarment.
“For the reasons explained above, this Court concludes that GSA violated its obligations under the FAR to provide Friedler with notice of and an opportunity to respond to the new independent causes on which the agency’s final debarment decision was (at least in part) ultimately based.”
Cautions
In enforcing a congressional subpoena, she rejected the proposition that a president may categorically excuse a former aide from the obligation to appear.
“Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Court, therefore, will GRANT the United States’ motion as conceded and will enter judgment in favor of Defendants.”
“For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant’s [26] motion to modify bond status pending sentence is DENIED without prejudice.”
“ORDERED that Defendant’s [8] motion to substitute counsel is GRANTED.”
“For the reasons stated above, and as provided in the Order this Court issued on September 30, 2015, Defendant’s motion for summary judgment has been GRANTED.”
“Accordingly, the Court grants the Postal Service’s motion to dismiss.”
“Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant’s [7] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, and Plaintiff’s [10] Cross- Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.”
“This Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Robinson’s report and will ADOPT the Report and Recommendation in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court will DENY Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment without prejudice, REMAND this matter to the Student Hearing Office of the DC Office of State Superintendent for Education for further proceedings, including a hearing on the merits of the Due Process Complaint, and DISMISS this action.”
“Accordingly, Defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint in part will be GRANTED, and Counts 1 and 2 of Plaintiff’s complaint will be DISMISSED.”
“Therefore, as set forth in the accompanying order, Defendant’s 15 Case 1:14-cv-00436-KBJ Document 15 Filed 02/26/16 Page 16 of 16 motion is GRANTED, and summary judgment will be entered in its favor regarding the remaining claims.”
“Accordingly, as set forth in the accompanying order, Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) will be GRANTED, and Plaintiffs’ complaint will be DISMISSED.”
“Accordingly, as set forth in the accompanying order, the Defendants’ motions to dismiss the complaint are 23 Case 1:15-cv-00582-KBJ Document 50 Filed 01/19/16 Page 24 of 24 GRANTED 6; moreover, Plaintiff’s motions for a preliminary injunction and for leave to amend the complaint are DENIED.”
“Accordingly, as set forth in the accompanying order, Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment will be GRANTED, and Defendants’ motion for summary judgment will be DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 101 days (N = 5).
The fixed-seed sample contains an employee-benefits matter, a real-property dispute, an administrative-law action, a trademark case, and an environmental case. All five are terminated; this small historical sample describes only the reviewed matters.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Jackson was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of September 30, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 1 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 66 | 14 |
| Mar 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| Sep 2020 | 3 | 12 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Jackson left this court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.